Volume 23 Issue 5 - February 2018

Thursday February 22
●●5:30: Canadian Music Centre. Stereoscope.
Morasco: Werewolf; Lemay: Fragments Noirs;
Orlando: Anarchy (Canadian premiere); J. Armstrong:
new work (world premiere); Shortt:
Fuzzy Furry Fiends (world premiere). Jacob
Armstrong and Olivia Shortt, saxophones. 20 St.
Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. $20/$15(adv);
$12(CMC members/arts workers); $10(st).
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The
Abduction from the Seraglio. See Feb 7. Also
Feb 24(4:30pm).
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Lemon Bucket
Orkestra. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre,
4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-
306-6000. $30-$50.
●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. A Singer Must
Die: The Words and Music of Leonard Cohen. A
program including songs, readings and anecdotes.
Six singers, six writers and six instrumentalists.
Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$64;
$15(rush tickets, 30 and under). Also Feb 23, 24.
Great Artist
Music Series
presents
Stewart
Goodyear, piano
Thurs. February 22,
8pm
auroraculturalcentre.ca
905 713-1818
●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Stewart
Goodyear, Piano. Beethoven: Sonata No.30
in E Op.109; Ravel: Pavane pour une enfante
défunte; Sonatine; Alborada del gracioso; Mussorgsky:
Pictures at an Exhibition. 22 Church
St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. $40/$35(adv).
musica
nuda
PETRA MAGONI
(vocalist)
FERRUCCIO SPINETTI
(double-bass)
FEB 22-24
canadianstage.com
●●8:00: Canadian Stage. Musica Nuda. Created
by Petra Magoni and Ferrucio Spinetti.
Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley St.
416-368-3110. $35-$69. Also Feb 23(7pm),
Feb 24(8pm).
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Cygnus Trio: Lost Islands
- A reflection on personal geography and
memory. Works by Selwyn Redivo, Anita
Perry, Jonathan Stuchbery, Missy Mazzoli and
Arie Van de Ven. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-
9781. $25; $10(st). Cash only.
February 22 at 8pm
APOLLON
MUSAGÈTE
QUARTET
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Apollon Musagète
Quartet. Haydn: Quartet in D Op.64 No.5 “The
Lark”; Arensky: Quartet No.2 in a Op.35a;
Grieg: Quartet in g Op.27. St. Lawrence Centre
for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723.
$50-$55; $10(st, full time).
HANDEL
ALEXANDER’S FEAST
FEB 22–25, 2018
KOERNER HALL, TELUS CENTRE
tafelmusik.org
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Handel Alexander’s
Feast. Handel: Alexander’s Feast, or The
Power of Music. Amanda Forsythe, soprano;
Thomas Hobbs, tenor; Alexander Dobson,
baritone; Julia Seager-Scott, harp; Charlotte
Nediger, organ; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
and Chamber Choir. Koerner Hall, Telus
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $26-
$116. 7pm: pre-concert chat.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Dvořák & Beethoven. Dvořák: Cello Concerto;
Ligeti: Concert Românesc (Romanian Concerto);
Beethoven: Symphony No.4. Johannes
Moser, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.
$34.75-$148.00. Also Feb 21.
Friday February 23
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Handel: Sonata in D; Brahms: Sonata
No.3; and other works. Tristan Savella, piano;
Royce Rich, violin. St. Andrew’s Church
(Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231.
Free.
●●6:00: Culchahworks Arts Collective. Portraits,
Patterns, Possibilities. Eglinton St.
George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-
993-1010. Free. Donations accepted.
●●7:00: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk
Night. Harmony Driven Bluegrass and Country
Trio The Dirty Dishes. St. Paul’s United
Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton.
647-233-3655 or 905-874-2800. $18;
$15(sr/st).
●●7:00: Canadian Stage. Musica Nuda. See
Feb 22. Also Feb 24(8pm).
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Rigoletto.
See Feb 1.
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Ode
to Social Engagement and Jazz. Quartet Yves
Léveillé. 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. $15;
$10(sr/st/member).
●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. A Singer Must
Die: The Words and Music of Leonard Cohen.
A program including songs, readings and
anecdotes. Six singers, six writers and six
instrumentalists. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-
$64; $15(rush tickets, 30 and under). Also
Feb 22, 24.
●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Roseanne Cash. Singer/songwriter. Burlington
Performing Arts Centre, Main Theatre,
440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000.
$85. Series discount available.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Gyre Ensemble. Swissbased
new music ensemble. Works by Krebs,
Vassena, Diez-Fischer and Younge. Steffi Mirwald,
accordion; Alejandro Olivan Lopez, sax;
Christian Smith, percussion. 345 Sorauren
Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $10(st). Cash only.
●●8:00: Gardiner Museum/Music Gallery.
Yoko Ono - The Riverbed: Voice Pieces. Element
Choir; Lillian Allen; Mamalia. Gardiner
Museum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-204-1080. $18;
$15(members).
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Handel Alexander’s
Feast. Handel: Alexander’s Feast, or The
Power of Music. Amanda Forsythe, soprano;
Thomas Hobbs, tenor; Alexander Dobson,
baritone; Julia Seager-Scott, harp; Charlotte
Nediger, organ; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
and Chamber Choir. Koerner Hall, Telus
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $26-
$116. 7pm: pre-concert chat.
Saturday February 24
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The
Year of the Dog: A Chinese New Year Celebration.
Wen Zhao, pipa; Adrian Anantawan,
violin; Xiaoqiu Lin, erhu; Mark Rowswell
(“Dashan”), host; Carolyn Kuan, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-
4255. $20.00-$39.75. Also 4pm.
●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The
Year of the Dog: A Chinese New Year Celebration.
Wen Zhao, pipa; Adrian Anantawan,
violin; Xiaoqiu Lin, erhu; Mark Rowswell
(“Dashan”), host; Carolyn Kuan, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-
4255. $20.00-$39.75. Also 2pm.
●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. The
Abduction from the Seraglio. See Feb 7.
●●4:30: Hope United Church. Jazz Vespers.
The Eighth Street Orchestra. 2550 Danforth
Ave. 416-691-9682. Free. Religious service.
Nordic Light Festival
with Ēriks Ešenvalds
February 21-24, 2018
www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com/
nordiclight
416-530-4428
●●7:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Nordic
Light Gala Concert. Works of Ēriks Ešenvalds.
Metropolitan United Church (Toronto),
56 Queen St. E. 416-530-4428. $55; $45(sr);
$25(st).
●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum/Batuki Music
Society. Black History Month: Kaia Kater and
Waleed Kush African Jazz Ensemble. Black/
African diasporic cultural expression. Guest:
Ruth Makiang. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford
Dr. 416-646-4677. $25; $22(Friends). Includes
museum admission. Round-trip shuttle service
from downtown $5.
●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. A Singer Must
Die: The Words and Music of Leonard Cohen.
A program including songs, readings and
anecdotes. Six singers, six writers and six
instrumentalists. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-
$64; $15(rush tickets, 30 and under). Also
Feb 22, 23.
●●8:00: Canadian Stage. Musica Nuda. See
Feb 22.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Art of the Piano: Danae
Olano. Cuban piano music from the 19th century
to the future; Part 2: Cuban Jazz Trio.
Magdelis Savigne, percussion; Roberto
Mederos, bass; guests Jane Bunnett, sax and
flute; Joanna Majoko, vocals; Elizabeth Rodriguez,
violin; and others. 345 Sorauren Ave.
416-822-9781. $20; $10(st). Cash only.
●●8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. Beijing
Guitar Duo. Duets and arrangements.
St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church,
525 Bloor St. E. 416-964-8298. $35/$30(adv);
$30(sr/st)/$25(adv).
●●8:00: Musicata/Spectrum Music. Return
to Innocence. Original choral jazz music
on the theme of innocence and childhood.
Works by Graham, McCarroll-Butler,
McBride and others. Jesse Dietchi, bass;
Chris Pruden, piano; Bryan Allen, percussion;
Musicata: Hamilton’s Voices; Roger
Bergs, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church
(Toronto), 630 Spadina Ave. 416-937-6180.
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